Grid Types

Grid computing can provide many corporations with a much-needed technology boost and introduce another paradigm shift in IT resources, by introducing a new service without a large expenditure or increase in budgets. Corporate IT management should evaluate grid computing for internal use within their IT operations. Grids are suitable for data intensive/computational intensive applications, such as business intelligence, data mining, and statistical analysis.

Grids will give outsourcing providers a much need shot in the arm by providing an infrastructure that can meet even the most demanding of clients. Outsourcing organizations are poised to take advantage of the new utility approach and the on demand operating environment. Large hardware ...

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